A raid at Haines City tavern this week netted nine on gambling charges and eight illegal slot machines. ...more

July 31, 2009

Churchill Downs Inc. and Calder Race Course broke ground Wednesday on a 104,000-square-foot slots and gaming facility. It will be the county's first casino other than cruise ships. ...more

June 3, 2009

Legislative negotiators have agreed on a plan to expand gambling at Seminole Indian casinos. ...more

May 6, 2009

State lawmakers say gambling bills that passed a Senate commitee today could plug a third of the state's $3 billion funding hole. ...more

March 25, 2009

A day after Gov. Charlie Crist urged state lawmakers to quickly approve a gaming compact he negotiated with the Seminole tribe, key lawmakers said they might not seal the deal before their 60-day session ends. ...more

March 5, 2009

Why don't little Billy McCollum and his silly cronies pack up their toys and go home? They need to back off on their actions against the Seminole tribe and the casinos and gaming offered there. ...more

December 21, 2008

Attacks came from all sides against Seminole gaming on Thursday, starting with a call from the state Attorney General for federal prosecution of the tribe for operating card games prohibited in Florida. ...more

December 18, 2008

State lawmakers have formed a panel to dig into the details of the state's gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe. ...more

December 10, 2008

The winner of the largest slot machine jackpot in Florida history said she played the machine because she "felt lucky" and plans to use some of her $2.5 million winnings to pay off her home in Land O' Lakes. ...more

November 27, 2008

A woman from Land O' Lakes got one lucky spin on a slot machine Tuesday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and hit a jackpot worth more than $2.5 million, the casino announced. ...more

November 27, 2008